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I. NARY A BLIP
\nII. EVENTS\u2028\u2028\u2028…<\/p>\n
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Absolutely guaranteed anonymity – Former Musician’s Union officer\u2028\u2028’<\/p>\n
…The one voice of reason in a sea of insanity – Nashville ‘first call’\u2028scoring musician<\/p>\n
…Allows us to speak our minds without fear of reprisal – L.A. Symphonic musician<\/p>\n
…Reporting issues the Musicians Union doesn’t dare to mention – National touring musician<\/p>\n
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I. NARY A BLIP
\nLA IS NARY A BLIP ON THE RECORDING SCENE ANYMORE<\/p>\n
The text below came from a popular online blog for composers and orchestrators.
\nQUESTION: SESSION ORCHESTRAS
\nHello my wonderful composer family! I was wondering if anyone
\ncould give me referrals for a really awesome session orchestra?
\nThe music is difficult, and I need players who are seasoned at
\nsession work and can sightread well.<\/p>\n
I recently recorded players here in Seattle from a local symphony –
\nall great performers, but not experienced studio players….and
\nthere is unfortunately a good chance I’m not going to be able to
\nuse the sessions that we did. \ud83d\ude41 The likelihood of re-recording
\nseems eminent and this time around I need to get it right.<\/p>\n
I’ve heard there is a great session orch in Nashville, and
\nobviously many in LA….just looking for links, referrals,
\nreviews….I need a GOOD one. Thanks in advance.<\/p>\n
ANSWERS
\n-If I am thinking correctly, I believe in East Coast Scoring ?<\/p>\n
-Nashville for the win (unless its a Union LA gig).
\nElse London UK but exchange rate is a tough pill.<\/p>\n
-My rep at Yamaha recommended one in Nashville as
\nwell – do you happen to know which one, and a link? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
-Contact Alan Umstead. Our guys here are as good as it gets.
\nJust did a session at Ocean Way the other day and I can\u2019t
\nrave enough. They sight read like nobody\u2019s business, too.<\/p>\n
-I just recorded my piano tracks at Yamaha in Nashville (I’m a
\nYamaha artist), and Ocean Way was highly recommended.
\nI’ll check it out – thank you!!<\/p>\n
-I\u2019ve seen great stuff out of ocean way<\/p>\n
-Budapest is great<\/p>\n
-seconded. The strings there are pretty great for the budget
\nthey play their butts off and have fun doing their gig.<\/p>\n
-Here’s another option for you. CMG, she’d be happy
\nto put together a quote for you. http:\/\/www.cmgmusicrecording.com\/<\/p>\n
-Are you familiar with the folks at Bastyr? (Seattle)
\nMight be worth reaching out, even if you wind up
\ngoing elsewhere. http:\/\/www.seattlemusic.com\/<\/p>\n
-yes I actually recorded choir at Bastyr on my last
\nalbum… and yes familiar with Andrew – I hadn’t
\nthought of this. I will check it out.<\/p>\n
-Seattle Music is the best option in the pacific
\nnorthwest. I’ve had dozens of session there
\nat Bastyr. Talk to David Sabee if you do.<\/p>\n
-Hollywood Scoring (non-union) has really flexible
\noptions that would suite your needs.<\/p>\n
-“Well seasoned” and “sightread well” are both
\nterms to describe Nashville. I’d highly recommend
\nthat you give us a try. But either way, best of luck
\nin what sounds like a tough spot. Hang in there,
\nyou’ll get it done!<\/p>\n
-Thanks for that David….a little encouragement
\nafter a stressful few days of finding my previous
\nsession was not good is very appreciated.. \ud83d\ude42
\nI just recorded at Yamaha in Nashville and my
\nengineer there Ryan Nelson recommended a
\nscoring orch in Nashville….do you have a link?<\/p>\n
-We would love to learn more about your project
\nand see if there’s a good fit with what we can
\noffer at HUGE Studios in Salt Lake City. We
\nhave the lowest cost, high quality, live orchestral
\nrecording solution in the entire United States.<\/p>\n
-Hi, thanks for all this wonderful information. I’ve
\nactually recorded some very small sectionals in
\nSLC with Nate Drew for a couple of film scores
\nand album projects that I’ve done. I haven’t heard
\nof your group though – do you by chance have a link,
\nand also where I can listen to some of the work
\nyou’ve done? Thanks so much.<\/p>\n
-his is actually where I recorded your music before it
\nbecame Huge Sound. Great stage, and Michael is
\nstill engineering there I believe.<\/p>\n
-yes they did! A lot depends on how well prepared
\nthe sheetmusic and associated click tracks are etc.,
\nand really difficult stuff requires more than a single
\nrun through with almost any orchestra… how many
\nplayers are you thinking? How difficult? And are you
\ngoing to a click track? I\u2019m just curious. But yes,
\nthey\u2019re excellent.<\/p>\n
-Nashville! The guy to contact is Chris McDonald. THE BEST.<\/p>\n
-I have recorded several times in Nashville as I believe
\nhave Trevor Morris and Andrew Gross. The core players
\nare excellent, but the “bench” is not as deep as LA,
\nso booking early helps.<\/p>\n
-Reach out to Vince Emmett – he can help guide you
\nabout Nashville (he’s a composer client of mine,
\nbased in the area – mention you were referred by me).<\/p>\n
-Karen Garrity of CMG Music Recording in Hollywood, CA<\/p>\n
-You will not find a better combination of musicianship,
\nsight-reading, and easy-going people than in Nashville.
\nAnd they work amazingly fast and efficiently.<\/p>\n
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II. EVENTS<\/p>\n
DEAN AND RICHARD \u2028are now at Culver City Elks<\/p>\n
the first \u2028Friday of \u2028every month.<\/p>\n
7:30pm-10:30pm<\/p>\n
11160 Washington Pl.<\/p>\n
Culver City, 90232<\/p>\n
310-839-8891<\/p>\n
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6\/3\/18<\/p>\n
CalStateLA Symphony Orchestra\/Olympia Youth Orchestra<\/p>\n
You are cordially invited to the Admission FREE concert,
\n\u201cSummer Romance\u201d, given by the CalStateLA Symphony
\nOrchestra\/Olympia Youth Orchestra on June 3, 2018 at
\n3PM at the
\nSan Gabriel Mission Playhouse,
\n320 S Mission Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91776.<\/p>\n
The concert will feature guest soloist, Professor Meng-Chieh
\nLiu of the world renowned New England Conservatory as
\nwell as the Curtis Institute performing the 2nd Piano
\nConcerto by Brahms. This is a concert not to be missed.<\/p>\n
The orchestra is made up of talented young musicians ages
\n12 through college age. They gain admission to the orchestra
\nthrough our annual competitive audition which is coming up in
\nthe summer. If there are any young and talented music
\nstudents playing an orchestral instrument, please feel
\nfree to refer them to apply. The application can be submitted
\non line from the website http:\/\/www.olympiaphil.org\/wp\/
\nunder the section \u201cyouth orchestra\u201d.<\/p>\n
Please come support these young musicians and enjoy an
\nafternoon of great music. If you need to have some complimentary
\ntickets sent to you, please reply with your mailing address and
\nthey will be on their way ASAP.<\/p>\n
Looking forward to seeing you there.<\/p>\n
Sincerely,
\nFung Ho
\nMusic Director & Conductor,
\nCalStateLA Symphony Orchestra\/Olympia Youth Orchestra<\/p>\n
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6\/6\/18<\/p>\n
SONG OF THE ANGELS FLUTE ORCHESTRA<\/p>\n
Song of the Angels will present its annual Jazz
\nFlute concert on Saturday, June 16, 4 PM in La
\nCrescenta, featuring world-renowned jazz flute
\nartists, Ali Ryerson, Fred Selden, David Shostac,
\nguitarist\/composer Massimo Sammi and flautist\/
\ncomposer Chicako Iverson<\/p>\n
Selections will include pieces by Miles Davis,
\nJim Repacking, and Dave Brubeck.<\/p>\n
Audience flutists, please bring your flutes and join us our
\nlast number, Basin Street Blues! See you there!<\/p>\n
Tickets are on sale now at www.soafluteorchestra.com\/tickets.
\nTickets: $20 general \/ $15 seniors \/ $5 Children<\/p>\n
La Crescenta Presbyterian Church
\n2902 Montrose Avenue, La Crescenta, CA 912214<\/p>\n
Also on the program:<\/p>\n
The Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program at the Seattle Film Institute
\nis now accepting applications for the one-year
\nMaster of Music in Film Composition
\nOne of the Top 4 Film Music Programs in the World!
\nRecently rated as the #4 school in the world for film
\nscoring education by\u00a0Music School Central.
\n“in just one year, the school places students into a
\npressure cooker of intense learning resulting in a
\nprofessional demo reel that can be used to obtain
\nfuture paid commercial opportunities.”<\/p>\n
Learn from Industry Professionals
\nAll PNWFS faculty are active professional film and
\ngame composers, orchestrators, copyists, and
\nengineers, including the program’s creator and
\nlead instructor Dr.\u00a0Hummie Mann. \u00a0Hummie is the
\ntwo-time Emmy Award winning film composer of
\n“Robin Hood: Men in Tights” and featured in
\nVariety Magazine’s article\u00a0“Leaders in Learning”.
\nOur Program Features:\u2028\u2022 9 live recording sessions with professional
\nmusicians at Studio X, Seattle’s premiere, world-class studio.\u2028\u2028\u2022 Opportunities to work with student directors
\nto score actual films from film programs all
\nover the world.\u2028\u2022 Training in all major software programs used
\nin the industry.\u2028\u2022 A state-of-the-art workstation assigned to
\neach student fully installed with the latest versions
\nof all software, sample libraries and plug-ins needed to complete the program.<\/p>\n
Accelerated and Affordable
\nWe are a one-year Master of Music in Film
\nComposition program which not only gives our
\ngraduates the opportunity to enter the industry
\nand start their careers a year sooner than other
\nprograms but saves them an entire year of living
\nexpenses. In addition to our accelerated format
\nwe also offer the most affordable tuition out of
\ncompeting programs. Our students have access
\nto FAFSA financial assistance, loans, and
\nscholarships as well.<\/p>\n
History of Success
\nWe are very proud to have a high success rate
\nfor our graduates who have gone on to work on
\ntelevision shows such as Castle, Empire, and Once
\nUpon a Time; video games such as World of Warcraft,
\nSpate, and Destiny; and films such as The Revenant,
\nTrolls, The Dark Tower, and Guardians of the Galaxy
\nVol. 2.\u00a0Apply now\u00a0and you could be joining their ranks!
\nApplications are being accepted for the Fall 2018
\nschool year.
\nWe offer rolling admissions – no deadline to apply.<\/p>\n
(800) 882-4734 | www.pnwfilmmusic.com<\/p>\n
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